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Re:BSD vs. Linux by sigjuice on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:42PM (#18574166)
OpenBSD precompiled packages have a limitation. http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html

Binary packages for -release and -stable are not updated.

I also ran into some strangeness with FreeBSD packages. I was on a STABLE release that was not the latest version. It was no longer possible for me to update and install binary packages.

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Re:BSD vs. Linux by snazz on Friday November 30, 2018 @08:11PM (#18574308)
If you're okay trusting another party, M:Tier builds updated versions of stable OpenBSD packages. See https://stable.mtier.org

This is generally the accepted solution if you don't want to follow Current.

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